The experts for Pension Buyouts in Germany.

Wolf Müller is vice chair of the Funding Solutions Investment Committee. He headed ING-DiBa's treasury (subsidiary of ING) for over 10 years, ultimately as Head of Pension Fund Management and has profound knowledge of the banking industry. Given his background, he comprises extensive experience in risk management, pensions and corresponding investments from a national as well as international perspective. Prior to joining ING, he worked at Stadtsparkasse Düsseldorf in various positions. He is experienced within investment committees, heading various pension investment boards over the course of his career.

Dr. Bettina Nürk is a member of the Investment Committee. She has extensive experience within managing pensions for institutional investors. As Head of Pensionsfonds advisory, she was substantially involved in the setup of the Mercer Pensionsfonds, serving as a board member. Previously, she was responsible for investment and pension management at Nestlé Deutschland, e.g. as a board member within Nestlé's Pensionskasse. Between 2009 and 2012, Bettina was managing director for Uhlenbruch Verlag after working in the investment management industry for over 15 years. Following her PhD, Dr. Nürk started her career at Deutsche Bank Research in Frankfurt.

Dr. Nicolas Roessler is an experienced lawyer specializing in pension law and Pension Buyout transactions. After studying law at the universities of Mainz, Speyer and Notre Dame, he joined Mayer Brown LLP in 2004, where he became partner in 2010. Between 2010 and 2017 he spearheaded Mayer Brown's German pensions product group and advised on numerous large-scale international M&A transactions as well as the set-up and funding of high-volume pension plans, in particular Contractual Trust Arrangements. After leaving Mayer Brown in 2017 he became the Country Manager for Germany and member of the Global Leadership Team of a U.S. Fortune 500 company. In the same year, he founded ROESSLER § LEGAL, a boutique law firm focusing on pension law, which has been his exclusive professional focus since 2025. Nicolas Roessler has repeatedly been listed as a leading practitioner for the structuring of pension plans by the leading German legal publication JUVE.

Walter Schmidt-Cording is a Senior Advisor and member of the Investment Committee. He has a strong track record in risk management and capital investment for complex pension landscapes. After completing his apprenticeship with Lufthansa, Mr. Schmidt-Cording began his professional career in controlling at the Lufthansa Group and subsequently held various positions in Group Treasury. From 2005 to 2017, he headed the Liquidity and Risk Management department. With the establishment of the new defined contribution pension plans until his retirement, Mr. Schmidt-Cording took over as Head of Corporate Investment Management at the Lufthansa Group. He also built up extensive experience from his work in various German and international pension funds.

Prof. Dr. Joo Hee Lee is an investment specialist with decades of experience in managing multi-asset investment solutions and lecturer of quantitative finance at both the University of Cambridge and UCL. Originally a scientist, she obtained a Ph.D. in Chemical Physics from the University of Cambridge, where she later held a research fellowship. Following a mid-career transition to the finance industry, she earned CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) and CQF (Certificate in Quantitative Finance) and subsequently acquired a second M.Sc. degree in Applied Statistics and Operational Research from Birkbeck College. Joo Hee's career in the financial sector has encompassed a wide variety of roles and responsibilities, including Senior Portfolio Manager at Invesco; Team Leader of Solutions Design, Portfolio Manager at Fidelity Solutions and Newton Investment Management.